# Sea Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share (SE) stock analysis and sentiment

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Last analyzed: Aug 24, 2026

Sea Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share (SE) last closed at $117.53, in the lower half of its 52-week range of $77.05–$199.30. Composite market sentiment across 1 analysis is neutral (+10 on a −100 to +100 scale), as of Aug 24, 2026.

## What the data says

Sea Limited's American depositary shares closed at $117.53, sitting well below the $199.30 high of the past year but comfortably above the $77.05 low. That range is unusually wide — the high is roughly two and a half times the low — and the stock has already retraced a substantial portion of the ground it lost, leaving it a little above the midpoint of where it has traded over the past twelve months.

The market is paying about 45 times trailing earnings and roughly 5.6 times book value for the business, though the forward multiple of about 23 implies expectations that earnings will roughly double from here. That gap between trailing and forward pricing is the central tension in the numbers: revenue is growing 48% year over year, but the net profit margin is just 5.9%, so a large business is currently converting only a thin slice of its sales into bottom-line earnings. A beta of 1.51 means the shares have historically moved about half again as much as the broader market in either direction, which is consistent with the breadth of that 52-week range.

Recent coverage has been dominated by insider selling — separate reports over the past several weeks covering the COO's 50,000-share, $5.9 million sale, a CFO sale, and a $4.4 million disposition by a billionaire shareholder, several of them framed against the stock's decline over the trailing year alongside the business's continued growth. The remainder of the news flow is sector commentary rather than company-specific developments: comparisons to Amazon's e-commerce trajectory, speculation about Berkshire Hathaway's interest under Greg Abel, and pieces about MercadoLibre that touch Sea Limited only as an emerging-markets e-commerce peer.

## About Sea Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share

Sea Limited is a Singapore-headquartered technology company operating across Southeast Asia, Latin America, and other markets. Its business is organized into three segments: e-commerce, digital financial services, and digital entertainment. Shopee, the e-commerce arm, is a mobile-centered marketplace that combines listings with integrated payments, logistics, and fulfillment services for buyers ranging from individual consumers to sellers that include small businesses, brands, and large retailers. Garena, the digital entertainment arm, publishes and develops mobile and PC games and runs esports operations.

The digital financial services segment, Monee, offers consumer and small-business credit, e-wallets, payment processing, banking, and wealth products, along with insurance underwriting and agency services under the MoneeInsure name. The company was incorporated in 2009 as Garena Interactive Holding Limited and adopted its current name in April 2017.

## Company profile

- Symbol: SE
- Exchange: NYSE
- Security type: Stock
- Sector: Consumer Cyclical
- Industry: Internet Retail
- Composite sentiment: neutral (10 on a -100 to +100 scale)

## Key statistics

| Metric | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Enterprise value | $69.95B |
| Trailing P/E | 45.38 |
| Forward P/E | 22.87 |
| Price to book | 5.59 |
| Beta | 1.51 |
| Net margin | 5.91% |
| Revenue growth | 48.10% |
| Earnings growth | 7.70% |
| 52-week high | $199.30 |
| 52-week low | $77.05 |
| Average volume | 4.45M |

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## Recent news

- [Q2 Earnings Review: Online Marketplace Stocks Led by Sea (NYSE:SE)](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/q2-earnings-review-online-marketplace-173115649.html) — Aug 20, 2026
- [Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Decline in Thursday Trading](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/world-indices/articles/asian-equities-traded-us-american-143754359.html) — Aug 20, 2026
- [Sea (SE) Heads To ASEAN Conference 2026 With Investors Watching Closely](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/sea-se-heads-asean-conference-100859525.html) — Aug 20, 2026
- [What Investors Should Know About Sea Limited COO Gang Ye Selling 50,000 Shares for $5.9 Million](https://www.fool.com/coverage/filings/2026/08/19/what-investors-should-know-about-sea-limited-coo-gang-ye-selling-50-000-shares-for-usd5-9-million/?source=iedfolrf0000001) — Aug 19, 2026
- [Sea Limited Director Heng Chen Seng Sells 20,000 Shares for $2.4 Million](https://www.fool.com/coverage/filings/2026/08/19/sea-limited-director-heng-chen-seng-sells-20-000-shares-for-usd2-4-million/) — Aug 19, 2026
- [Asian Equities Traded in the US as American Depositary Receipts Track Lower in Tuesday Trading](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/world-indices/articles/asian-equities-traded-us-american-144111972.html) — Aug 18, 2026
- [Why MercadoLibre's GMV Growth Remains an Investor Favorite](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/why-mercadolibres-gmv-growth-remains-143800884.html) — Aug 18, 2026
- [Value Investing Legend Howard Marks Is Buying This Stock Down 30%. Should You Buy?](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/value-investing-legend-howard-marks-142912418.html) — Aug 18, 2026
- [5 Must-Read Analyst Questions From Sea’s Q2 Earnings Call](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/5-must-read-analyst-questions-073333353.html) — Aug 18, 2026
- [Sea: The Growth Model Remains Intact](https://seekingalpha.com/article/4937592-sea-the-growth-model-remains-intact) — Aug 18, 2026

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the current market sentiment for SE?

As of Aug 24, 2026, Sea Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share (SE) carries neutral (+10 on a −100 to +100 scale) composite sentiment. The score fuses recent news tone, analyst recommendations, technical posture, insider and congressional activity, and market attention into a single figure. The full breakdown of each component is in the report.

### How has SE stock been performing?

Sea Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share last closed at $117.53, in the lower half of its 52-week range of $77.05–$199.30.

### What is SE's market cap and valuation?

Sea Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share has a trailing P/E of 45.4.

### What sector is SE in, and who are its competitors?

Sea Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing one Class A Ordinary Share operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically Internet Retail. Comparable companies include M01.SI, O9E.SI, 5SR.SI, 1F1.SI.

### Where can I find a full analysis of SE?

The full SE report covers the bull and bear cases, technical signals with entry, stop and target levels, complete financial statements, earnings history, insider and congressional trades, and the conditions that would invalidate the thesis. It requires a free account.

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